Why are tight hamstrings bad?

[Anonymous]

A guy friend who is a certified personal trainer said that I have very loose hamstrings and that's it's a good thing. Why though? Why are tight ones bad?

[soneoak]

Nothing bad about tight ones, just means that it restricts quite a bit of activity when it is tight (e. g., doing splits require Very flexible hamstrings).

Just because something is good doesn't mean its opposite is 'bad'.

Some tightness in the hamstrings to demonstrate tone is good however. If you have no tone there, then the hamstrings might not be supporting your side to side movements either =P.

[32916]

Loose hamstrings mean you have good flexibility, so greater ranges of motion and lessen chances of injury after activity. Good flexibility is also associated with improvements in aerobic capacity and muscular strength.(however it should be noted being too flexible can also limit strength)

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

Bc if your hamstrings were tight you could snap them. Then your excercise would be limited, it'd make it really hard or you just wouldn't be able to run anymore.